Motor-vehicle.



PATENTED APR. 7, 1908.

A. WINTON;

4 MOTOR VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1903. RENEWED OCT. 1, 1907.

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PATENTED APR. 7, 1908.

No. 884,117. r

A. WIN TON. v MOTOR VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1903. RENEWED 00T.1, 1907.

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ALEXANDER WINTON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

MOTOR-VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 7, 1905.

Application filed May 25, 1903, Serial No. 158,714. Renewed October 1, 1907. Serial No. 395,869-

which explosive engines are the motive,

power.

The improvements forming the subject of m present invention, and the objects and adirantages obtained thereby, will be explained hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1,

is a top plan view of a motor vehicle embodying myinvention, the body of the vehicle being removed, a portion of the balance wheel being shown in section toillustrate the clutch coacting therewith, and the top of the water cooler tank shown in section or broken away. Fig. 2, is a side elevation ofa motor vehicle embodying my invention, the body of the vehicle being removed. Fig. 3, is a crosssectional view of Fig. 1, taken on the dotted line 33, and looking in the direction indicated by arrow, the explosive inlet chamber being shown in side elevation. F ig. 4, is a longitudinal sectional view of the explosive inlet valve for one of the engine cylinders, together with its cooperating parts and the inlet passage for the explosive mixture. Fig. 5, is an end elevation of Fig. 4.

In my improved veh1cl e, the framework is made up in part of the engine cylinders,

crank-case and water cooler and which form a composite part of the frame, wherebyl am enabled to materially increase the strength and rigidity of the frame, and to materially cheapen the cost in construction of the vehicle thereby. Furthermore, as Wlll heremafter more fully appear, the working parts of the engine cannot'be thrown out of line or caused to bind owing to the springing of the longitudinal sills of the frame.

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig. l, I show two engines which I designate as l and 2, and as here illustrated, each engine is com osed of a series or plurality of cylinders. 11 the present instance, each engine consists of four cylinders. While I here show two engines, many features of my present inventioncan be carried out in connection with a single engine, as will appear hereinafter.

Referring to Fig. 3, in connection with Figs. 1 and 2, it will be observed that the side. s ill 5 of the frame is connected'to the power ends of the cylinders of the engines,

{the crank caseform rigid cross-sills of the vehicle frame, and avoid the necessity" of building up a frame in the usual manner and connecting the engine to the built up and completed frame. This construction is very strong, and prevents any binding of the cooperating parts of each engine caused by the twisting of the frame. The front ends of the side sills 5 and 6 are connected and braced'b the water cooler 9, the end plates 10 of whic are directly connecte to the said sills.

The engine crank-shaft 11 extends longitudinal'the carriage 'or vehicle, and by refer ence to Fig. 3 it will be seen that the upper portion 66 of the crank case is removable. This is very convenient in an engine constructed and arranged 'as here shown, because it enables the pitman 67 and iston 47 to be removed without disturbing t e crank shaft or other parts of theengine, and also enables the crank-shaft to be removed by disconnecting the pitman therefrom without disturbing any other part of the engine.

wheels 100. Differential and transmission gearings are well known and understood by those skilled in the art, and need not therefore be here shown, as any desired form may be used so far as the invention herein claimed is concerned.

In this" construction, the engine cylinders are placed transverse the vehicle, and the power ends of the cylinders or cylinder of the engines or engine which contain the valve mechanism are located at the side of the vehicle where they are readily accessible without removing any portion of the vehicle and the crank-shaft 11 at the other side, as shown in Fig. 3, and there are numerous other advantages in this crosshorizontal position of the engine cylinders, which will be referred to hereinafta.

I will be quickly appreciated by those side 0 As shown in Fig. 4', the explosive inlet chambers 18 are separate from and adapted to be detached from the engine cylinders, the said chambers 18 being connected with the cylinders by means of bolts or screws a, as indicated in Fig. :2, and these chambers 18 are also detachably connected with the explosive inlet pipe or passage-way 19 which extends in a direction cross-wise the engine cylinders and longitudinal the vehicle, and is common to and communicates with all of the said inlet explosive chambers. By this construction the said chambers 18 accessible from the outside of the carriage or vehicle, and are readily removable for purposes of repair or substitution. The said chamber carries with it the inlet valve 20 and its cooperating mechanism, so that when the chamber 18 is removed, all of the explosive inlet mechanismis readily accessible. The advantages and convenience of a carriage having an engine so placed therein that the valve mechanism is so readily accessible, is considered in the art of the explosive type of vehicles, as a marked achievement, and having experience in operating vehicles of this type. Furthermore, by reference to Fig. 3 it will be observedthat when the inlet chamber 18 is removed, the exhaust valve 21 is also accessible.

The arrangement here shown also so locates the sparking plugs 22- that'they are likewise readily accessible from the side of the vehicle, and independent of any portion of the vehicle'body. This enables any one or more of the sparking plugs 22 to be read ily removable and instantly accessible for the purpose of cleaning them. In order to pro tect the sparking plugs from dirt, dust oil or water they are inclosed within a sparking plug box, or chamber 23 having a'removabfe cover'24.

The great advantage of having an explosive engine so located in the vehicle that the valve mechanism and the s arking plugs are readily and quickly accessi le from the outthe vehicle, cannot be overestimated, for the reason that it places practically all those parts of the mechanism which experience teaches gives the o erator trouble, readily and quickly accessib e, and so simple that t e operator can find the difliculty readily on the road and remedy it, and so simple that a skilled mechanic to get at these parts is. not necessary. It will also be noted by reference to Fig. 1 that the valve mechanism and the sparking lugs are located in a lane below the side. si s and body of the ve 'cle, owmg'to the fact that the engines are sus- 1pended below the side sills, as illustrated in aving thus described my invention, what I cla m and deslreto secure by Letters Patent, 1s:

are readily axles connected with the oppositely projecting ends of the said side sills.

2: In a motor vehicle, the combination of a transverselyarranged engine located wholly at one side thereof, a longitudinally-arranged crankshaft, driving wheels, and a driving mechanism connectmg the end of the engine shaft with the said driving wheels.

3. In a motor vehicle,-the combination of a plurality of explosive engines transversely arranged, the power ends of the cylinders located at one side of the vehicle, and a lon itudinally arranged crank-shaft located at t 1e opposite side of the center of the vehicle from the said cylinders.

4. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a transversely arranged explosive engine frame, the said frame composed of a power cylinder, and a crank-case, and side sills connected respectively with the ower end of the cylinder and the outer end 0 the crank case.

5. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a transversely arranged ex losive engine frame, the frame consisting o a power cylinder and a crank case, the u er side of the crank case formed detachabe and removable, and parallel longitudinally extending side sills, one of said sills connected ,to the power end of the cylinder and the other sill connected to the lower portion of the crank case. i

6. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a transversely arranged explosive engine havin its power end located at one side of the veIiicle, and practically below the body line of the vehicle, the power end of the cylinder provided with an inlet valve, and a removable casing for the inlet valve carried thereby and removable from the outside of the vehicle and located at a point practically below the body line of the vehicle.

7. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a transversely arranged explosive engine frame, the power end of the cylinder located at one side of the vehicle, a removable inlet valve casing and an i nition member carried by the power end of the cylinder and located at the outer side of the vehicle,'a side sill connected to thepower end of the cylinder at a point above the said inlet valve casing and lglnition member, and a side sill connected to t e opposite and crank-shaft end of the engme frame, whereby the ignition member and the valve casing are readily accessible from the outside of the vehicle.

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8. In a motor vehicle, the combination of l a transversely arranged explosive engine, the

power end of the cylinder located at one side of the vehicle, an inlet valve casing carried by the power end of the cylinder located at ends located at one side of the vehicle, the explosionends of the cylinders having outwardly projecting ignition members, and a and accessible from the side of the vehicle, box-like chamber inclosingsaid projecting an exhaust valve arranged in a line with the 1 ignition members.

inlet valve casing, the inlet valve casing with i In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the inlet valve being removable, whereby the my hand in the presence of two subscribing exhaust is also accessible from the side of'the witnesses. I vehicle. v ALEXANDER WINTON. 9. In a motor vehicle, the combinationof WVitnesses: v

a plurality of transversely arranged explo- GEO; H. BROWN, sive engine cylinders having theirexplosion 1 

